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photo by Joe Johnston
Oak trees frame an abandoned barracks building, among those that will be soon torn down.

Company mess at basic training graduation.

Artillery drill, watch those short rounds : )

Barracks.

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A couple youtube videos:

‪WWII Barrack at Fort Leonard Wood Museum Complex‬ - 1 minute 30 seconds

WWII Barracks - 4 minutes 30 seconds

[Washi]

I was stationed at the (regular Army) SatCom station on Camp Roberts from '86-'88. We didn't live in the barracks on base. We were lucky enough to be given apartments in nearby Paso Robles. We did our PT on base near the barracks, however.

My wife's dad was a National Guard Lt. Colonel, and she spent part of her life growing up in housing on Camp Roberts.

Central coast California is beautiful, and actually a bit more conservative than most of the state.

[wizr]

You know, I’ve still have not seen any true statistics for the number of children that died from eating paint flakes.

IMHO, eliminating lead paint has left us with many lesser paints that do not match its durability and longevity. Maybe that was the reason. Nothing seems to last, because manufacturers want us to replace everything we own at short intervals.

I have no fear of lead paint and would love to have some of the old wood from those barracks. We really need to get the EPA lobbyists out of our lives.

[truth_seeker]

My father-in-law served at Camp Roberts as a reservist after his service during WWII.

I served at Ft. Ord (1969) up the coast, north of Camp Roberts.

I remember those wood barracks so, so well. They were called the “old” barracks, because there were newer ones, of concrete construction.

I visited Ft. Ord days after 9/11/2001 and saw some wood barracks, still standing, because of the same concern about lead in paint. The old base has been transformed into a state university campus, to teach all about things of interest these days, in a dumbed down society.

Back to Roberts, this is beautiful California country, with golden grass and oak trees in summer, and green grass during a spring after the rains.

State highways 41 and 46, between Highway 1 and Highway 101 offer California scenes most don’t expect, pastures, farmhouses, wineries, coastal views, etc.

I you visit and have time, try this area. Highway 1 between Cambria and Carmel. Big Sur. Unmatched beauty.

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Freepers on your ping list may be interested in this thread.

[1lawlady]

Thanks for posting this. I was born in 1946 in San Luis Obispo, 35 miles south of Camp Roberts. The Camp was a huge part of our lives, and many of the reclaimed barracks formed the buildings and additions for many churches and businesses in and around SLO. I can still remember pulling the old nails out and painting up that old barrack that is the Fellowship Hall and Sunday School for Zion Lutheran Church on Foothill Blvd. What a treat and what precious memories. Thanks.

[Del Rapier]

Was there multiple times from 2004 on.......place was interesting.

It wasn’t that bad,I just never payed that much attention to my surroundings when in garrison not quite like I did in Iraq.

Otherwise Camp Roberts was a fun place to train.